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A blog on Tech Tips, Online Tools and Software, Blogging, Mobile World, Tech News and Social MediaThu, 25 Jan 2018 08:21:02 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.2techattitudehttps://feedburner.google.comOptimizing the After-Buying Experience for Online Shoppershttp://techattitude.com/tips-tricks-and-hacks/optimizing-buying-experience-online-shoppers/
http://techattitude.com/tips-tricks-and-hacks/optimizing-buying-experience-online-shoppers/#respondThu, 18 Jan 2018 10:51:00 +0000http://techattitude.com/?p=23935Retaining an existing customer costs less than acquiring a new one. So why do so many ecommerce brands focus on aggressively driving new traffic and sales—often at the expense of serving their current customers?...

]]>Retaining an existing customer costs less than acquiring a new one. So why do so many ecommerce brands focus on aggressively driving new traffic and sales—often at the expense of serving their current customers? Your relationship with shoppers doesn’t end when they finalize a transaction; that’s just the beginning.

Optimizing the after-buying experience for online shoppers can be the difference between a one-time deal and a series of recurring conversions. Here’s more on how brands can reinforce loyalty and customer satisfaction after visitors have checked out and paid.

Enhancing the Experience Gap

Buying something online can range from satisfying (another checks off your to-do list) to exciting (finally, the product you’ve had your eye on will be yours). But there’s an experience gap between the moment a customer confirms their purchase and when it shows up on their doorstep. And, as Harvard Business Review writes, “Providing a positive experience at this time of anticipation is a tremendous opportunity for retailers to deepen their relationships with customers and build loyalty for their brands.”

Ongoing Customer Service

One survey found over half of ecommerce customers (56 percent) were disappointed with the post-purchase service they got from sellers. Why? Respondents felt additional “technical help or assistance” would improve the post-purchase experience, while 28 percent believe the same for 24/7 responsiveness. e-merchants need to provide customer service before, during and after a sale.

While it’s often difficult and expensive to have a team of humans available around the clock, online brands can supplement phone support with AI-powered live chat service. With customer service options available during their post-purchase journey, shoppers feel supported and valued.

Making Returns Easier

When you’re planning how to set up an ecommerce site, it’s important to consider everything from browsing, checkout and returns. In an ideal world, everyone would love what they bought and there’d be no reason to send items back. But in the real world, this is an important component of the overall buying experience.

Sellers who make returns as easy as the initial purchase enjoy increased customer loyalty and conversions over time. Those who make returns challenging—or outright impossible—will see their pool of customers dry up over time. This means clearly posting the terms of your return policy on your website, giving shoppers enough time to send merchandise back and making return shipping free or cheap.

Enabling Delivery Updates

Order fulfillment is huge in ecommerce, but delivery often falls short of buyers’ expectations. What can you do, besides offering a range of flexible options up front? Consider working with a delivery service offering package tracking, for one. Allowing customers to check the progress of their purchase will clear up a lot of customer service inquiries and wondering if your store has forgotten about them.

Even brief updates like “Your package has shipped. It’s time to sit back, relax and anticipate your awesome new gear!” go a long way toward keeping customer anticipation up and post-purchase regret or anxiety down.

Send Out a Post-Purchase Survey

Solicit genuine feedback to refine your after-buying experience. Configure your platform to issue post-purchase surveys the day after the tracking system says the customer received their package. You can use this opportunity to gauge their satisfaction with the product itself, but also with your overall ecommerce process.

Optimizing the after-buying experience for online shoppers is mostly a matter of staying in touch. When consumers feel post-purchase abandonment, it seems you only care about their money. If you put genuine effort into facilitating smooth returns and providing customer service, it becomes obvious you will do what it takes to foster loyalty.

]]>http://techattitude.com/tips-tricks-and-hacks/optimizing-buying-experience-online-shoppers/feed/0How to extract download URLs of any Youtube Video in C#http://techattitude.com/programming/extract-download-urls-youtube-video-c/
http://techattitude.com/programming/extract-download-urls-youtube-video-c/#respondThu, 21 Dec 2017 11:29:56 +0000http://techattitude.com/?p=23930If you are wondering how most of the Youtube Video Downloader websites help you download any Youtube video, then wonder no more. The elusive download link for any Youtube video is hidden right in...

]]>If you are wondering how most of the Youtube Video Downloader websites help you download any Youtube video, then wonder no more. The elusive download link for any Youtube video is hidden right in the HTML of the video page itself. You can grab download URLs for any Youtube video in multiple resolutions and use a download manager to download them, or just play them directly in the browser. Here’s how you can go about grabbing those download links along with the video quality information using c#.

First of all, simply open any Youtube video and go to its HTML source(Ctrl+U) and search for “url=”. The part after url= is the direct URL to the video file(for a certain resolution), ending at the string “tags=\\u0026”. You will find multiple “url=” matches, all of which point to a video file for the same video, at different resolutions. So, we are just going to grab the part after “url=” here and clean up some unnecessary bits so that we finally have our direct link to the video file. There are already some Nuget packages that allow you to grab these links but if you want a lightweight solution without using any external libraries, you can follow along. The idea is really simple – we just find the matches for url= and try to parse the actual URl using regex.

The Extractor Method takes Youtube video URL as the parameter and returns a List<string> with the video link as the first element and the quality as the second, you can also return it as an array for a slightly better performance.

]]>http://techattitude.com/programming/extract-download-urls-youtube-video-c/feed/0Things to consider when setting up a printer solution for your businesshttp://techattitude.com/computers-and-internet/things-consider-setting-printer-solution-business/
http://techattitude.com/computers-and-internet/things-consider-setting-printer-solution-business/#commentsWed, 05 Jul 2017 05:45:30 +0000http://techattitude.com/?p=23909The wrong printer setup can cause frustrations in your business that extend beyond the the finished print. These frustrations can lead to lost time, money and productivity. And the costs can run deep if...

]]>The wrong printer setup can cause frustrations in your business that extend beyond the the finished print. These frustrations can lead to lost time, money and productivity. And the costs can run deep if not managed promptly or in advance. Here’s a few things that should be considered to prevent unnecessary costs, revenue loss or lost productivity as a result of having an inefficient printer setup.

Distractions

One of the biggest factors that affects productivity is being distracted. A poor printer setup will cause countless distractions that will cost the organisation in time and money. Some of the most frequented problems include:

Paper jams

This requires employees or outsourced staff to fix the printer issue, which could be a few minutes or even lead to a few hours or days loss in productivity time.

No paper in the paper tray

If you use a printer that has a low paper tray, you will find yourself going to the stationery storage area more often the you should do. You can easily lose a few minutes a day by repeating this process rather than having the machine automate the printing process for you with a deep paper tray.

Empty ink cartridges

Many businesses that purchase a cheap printer find that they are replacing their ink cartridges regularly. What often happens is that the ink runs out and it stops productivity. Cartridges Direct have spoken about a managed printing solution, which tracks the amount of prints that a printer does and sends out new ink cartridges before the ink runs out, allowing for seamless productivity.

Workplace health and safety

Injuries in the workplace can be costly to a business. And the main contributor to this is slips and trips in the workplace. With all of the electrical equipment around, it’s likely that you will have wires in several locations. Across the floor and underneath the desk. If your wires aren’t stored in a safe area and an employee gets an injury from slipping or tripping on the wire, or your business will be liable to pay the employee worker’s compensation.

One of the easy ways to eliminate this is by using electrical items that are equipped with smart technology. Your office setup can use the local Wi-Fi router and wireless printers and scanners to transmit printing jobs quickly and easily.

Increased overhead costs

When office printers aren’t managed properly, it can have a huge impact on a business’s overheads. Some of the common things that contribute to additional overhead costs include the following.

Non eco-friendly printers

Printers are one of those items in the office that get left on in an idle mode throughout the day and in some cases even overnight. This draws electricity, which will increase the operating overheads. It’s ideal to turn off the printer, however an alternative solution is to invest in an eco-friendly printer, which powers down when it is in an idle state.

Printers that provide poor quality prints

This is a big problem as it contributes to waste. The person that is printing their item wants to get their printout right the first time. If they have to keep on reprinting their item, the other sheets will end up as waste. This is often the case when people invest in cheap printers and low-quality ink cartridges. The prints might appear smudged or marked. Or worse, the prints might turn out nothing like what was expected.

These are just a few of the things that you need to consider when investing in a printer. It’s better to think long term and to invest in a solution that will save you time and money, so you can increase your business’s productivity and profits.

]]>http://techattitude.com/computers-and-internet/things-consider-setting-printer-solution-business/feed/15 Tips on How to Come up with a Super Great Presentationhttp://techattitude.com/computers-and-internet/5-tips-come-super-great-presentation/
http://techattitude.com/computers-and-internet/5-tips-come-super-great-presentation/#respondWed, 07 Jun 2017 16:26:31 +0000http://techattitude.com/?p=23899If you want to make your business successful, you should learn how to conduct presentations efficiently. With a great presentation, you can attract investors, advertise a new product, raise the awareness about your services...

]]>If you want to make your business successful, you should learn how to conduct presentations efficiently. With a great presentation, you can attract investors, advertise a new product, raise the awareness about your services and so on. When preparing the performance, you should take a look at two things such as the speech and slides on the screen.

We cannot help you with providing the text for the performance, but we can tell you where you can find great pptstar templates for PowerPoint.

What can make a performance a powerful tool for reaching your goals? Here are the main points that you should remember:

#1. You’re the center of the presentation

Your personality, your views, opinions and passion can give the audience more than all the slides together. Don’t focus on the PPT presentation on the screen, move the focus onto your words. To do this, you should never read the text from the slide and never put much information on it.

#2. Support your words with the slides

If there’s information on the slides that you don’t describe in your speech, you can confuse people and they can think you’re not prepared for the performance. Each slide should have the same structure and succession of points as your text of speech, but not the source of it. One more time, don’t read the text from the slide.

#3. Use visuals

Boring presentations usually do not bring any success. So, you have to evoke any emotions. Different kinds of visuals can do this job for you. Don’t be afraid to evoke painful feelings or anger, you can manage them in the case of thorough preparation. But don’t overdo with visuals. If you use videos, they should be very short so that people could remember what you’ve said before you’ve shown it.

#4. Keep it simple

The words you’re using and the slides should be easily understood by a 10-year old kid. If you sound and look too complicated and your audience is not of the same level of qualification, you can fail. Situations differ, but the shorter sentences you use, the less information you put on each slide the better impression you will provide on the audience. Keep in mind that too obvious things for you about the topic can be unknown for the people.

#5. Tell your story

If your text is compiled into a story that has one logical chain, the effect on the people can be overwhelming. If you can find out any details from the lives of the audience, you can use their real stories in your showcase but without giving any names. Your performance will be memorable and even if any person forgets some facts from your story, they can be easily recalled thanks to a well-prepared story.

To sum it up, don’t be afraid of people that come to you. If you feel that you forgot everything you wanted to say or you lack words, just say it. The more open you become in front of other people the more chances for success you will have.

]]>http://techattitude.com/computers-and-internet/5-tips-come-super-great-presentation/feed/0Tips on how to fix these common mobile problemshttp://techattitude.com/mobiles/tips-fix-common-mobile-problems/
http://techattitude.com/mobiles/tips-fix-common-mobile-problems/#respondMon, 29 May 2017 08:30:57 +0000http://techattitude.com/?p=23895Fix a phone that wont charge There are many reasons as to why a phone may fail to charge, but this is nothing to worry about since there are solutions to these problems. First,...

There are many reasons as to why a phone may fail to charge, but this is nothing to worry about since there are solutions to these problems. First, you should try to figure out what causes the charging to fail then fix the problem accordingly. Charging problems can be as a result of damaged cables or wall adapters. You can easily determine if the charger or adapter is faulty by trying different ones, you can then replace them if any of them is a problem. If the battery is the problem then replacing is the best solution. The USB port could also be another hindrance to charging, you can fix this by repairing the connectors in the port or removing anything that could be stuck in the USB port.

What to do if you drop your phone in water.Dropping your phone in water is a common problem that many people will approach with panic. The right way to go about it is taking your phone out of the water and following simple steps to save it. It is important that you switch off your phone after you have taken it out of the water to prevent it from short circuiting; hold the home and lock buttons simultaneously for about five seconds to hard shut down an iPhone or remove the battery to quickly shut down an android phone.

The next step is to remove the sim and memory cards and any removable parts and dry it with a towel or paper towel; do not shake the phone or use a hair drier to dry the phone. After that, you can then drain out any more water stuck in the inner parts using a vacuum cleaner. You can then use a desiccant such as silica gel to dry out the moisture trapped in the phone. Do this by sealing the phone with the desiccant inside a plastic bag or an airtight tin overnight. After this, you can give the phone a few more days to dry out completely before testing it.

What to do if your iPhones home button stops workingThe problem with the home button could be as a result of a software glitch. In this case, you can calibrate the button by opening up a stock app and holding the sleep button until the slide to power off appears. If it appears, release the sleep button and hold the home button and the app will close in a few seconds. If this doesnt work, restore your iPhone. For the on-screen home button, you can also download a new one or update the existing app.
If the docking port got misaligned and disoriented the home button, then you can either replace the home button or plug in a USB cable into the phone and lightly push down the 30-pin connector. This will push the home button behind and as you apply pressure, you click the home button, remove the cable and test the button. Cleaning the home button using isopropyl alcohol is also helpful if it is dirt affecting the button. If all that doesn't work the home button could be completely dysfunctional therefore the services of a professional could be necessary.

What to do if your mobile cant sync to your computerYou can easily fix this problem on the iPhone by updating the drivers for the portable devices or by using the iPhone`s original cable. Using a different or fake cable could be a cause for the sync problem. If cables are not working, a wireless connection over wifi can be a solution if you enabled it before. Using the AirDrop with the help of Bluetooth can also help.

How to fix a slow phone
This problem is mostly attributed to the installation of many apps or running many apps at the same time. Uninstalling unused apps and cleaning junk files is a practical solution this problem.

]]>http://techattitude.com/mobiles/tips-fix-common-mobile-problems/feed/06 Reasons Your Android Device Needs an Antivirus Apphttp://techattitude.com/mobiles/6-reasons-android-device-needs-antivirus-app/
http://techattitude.com/mobiles/6-reasons-android-device-needs-antivirus-app/#respondTue, 23 May 2017 10:32:04 +0000http://techattitude.com/?p=23888Android is the most widely used mobile OS. This also means that it has higher risk of getting attacked by hackers and viruses. If you have an Android device, it is important to protect...

]]>Android is the most widely used mobile OS. This also means that it has higher risk of getting attacked by hackers and viruses. If you have an Android device, it is important to protect all your data and the phone’s software itself using a good antivirus program. You can easily Download Top Antivirus on Google Play to ensure that your mobile device and your data remains safe.

Here are 6 reasons why an Android phone needs protection using the right antivirus program.

1. Android is the Most Widely Used Mobile Platform

As if it is not already the most widely used mobile OS, Android continues to grow at a fast rate in terms of popularity. If there is one operating system that is on the top list of hackers, it is Android. The more popular a software is in this domain, the bigger the target it is going to be. So make sure to protect your Android device using the right software.

2. You Store Crucial Data on your Android Device

You store crucial data on you Android device and the hackers know it. People have all types of personal and financial data on their smartphones. You use it for completing bank transfers, keeping your personal photos, details of your social media accounts, and even other crucial personal data. In the absence of a good software, you are simply inviting hackers to attack and access your data, not to forget the damages viruses can do to your phone’s system. A Free Antivirus App may be all threat is required to protect your phone against attacks.

3. Potential for Malware Attack is Big

As already mentioned, Android is the largest mobile operating system in terms of user base. It is the top target for the growing list of malware including viruses, Trojans, worms and other threats. The largest number of malware programs are now designed to target this platform. Every year almost a million threats develop only to target this single mobile platform. If you don’t have an effective antivirus program, you are simply giving an open invitation to attack.

4. More Apps Mean Higher Threat

The Google Play Store, the official source of Android apps, is the largest source of Android apps. This means that Android users are likely to download more apps and this easily puts them at higher risk from malware threats. If you have an antivirus program on your device, all malicious files within apps will be detected and the software will prevent such apps from getting downloaded.

5. Prevents Apps from Sending Your Data

Many malicious and even good apps are designed with codes that send back your data without your permission. You can Download Top Antivirus on Google Play and prevent such apps from accessing your data and sending back to the developer or anyone else.

Many malicious apps have Trojans in them that access your data and send without you ever knowing about it. a good antivirus program can detect such activities and instantly put such applications in quarantine.

6. Peace of Mind

You may have an expensive Android mobile device. However, when it comes to protection, it is not the cost of your smartphone that matters. It is the importance of your personal, official and financial data on the device that matters. So when you install an antivirus program, you are getting peace of mind that hackers and viruses will not be able to attack or access your phone’s data.

So make sure to protect your Android device by installing the right antimalware program. You can also find Free Antivirus App that offers excellent protection.

]]>http://techattitude.com/mobiles/6-reasons-android-device-needs-antivirus-app/feed/0Choose EaseUS to Recover Any File from Any Device Freehttp://techattitude.com/windows-tips-and-tricks/recover-file-device-free/
http://techattitude.com/windows-tips-and-tricks/recover-file-device-free/#respondFri, 28 Apr 2017 08:47:59 +0000http://techattitude.com/?p=23875EaseUS data recovery solution is fast to help a busy IT technocrat to save confidential files and classified materials from destruction. Maybe, your files are lost or damaged. EaseUS file recovery tool is fantastic...

]]>EaseUS data recovery solution is fast to help a busy IT technocrat to save confidential files and classified materials from destruction. Maybe, your files are lost or damaged. EaseUS file recovery tool is fantastic for you. Have Support instantly from data recovery software.

It is easy to install and run this branded data recovery toolkit on any device

Quality of files recovery is very good

Zero maintenance cost

Fast and meticulous file restoration

File Recovery Preview – Another Innovation

There are numerous tools and software in the market to assist customers to restore documents, files and confidential research materials from archive. However, ultimately, these customizable file recovering tools are not always cross device compatible. To be frank, EaseUS ensures the multiple device compatible file recovery features.

It doesn’t matter whether you have Ice Cream or Lollypop or feature reach Blackberry set-up, EaseUS supports all devices to enhance the smooth file restoring. Secondly, small preview of files selected for being restored must enable a newcomer to restore the files. Many important and unimportant files are restored by any local data recovery tool. So, it is a matter of time wastage. It occupies much space in the data storing archive. However, EaseUS is certainly the exception for any guy who needs to check the preview of the documents meant for restoration.

Device Compatibility

Cameras

Hard disc

Memory card

SD card

Music players

USB

iphone

Smart phone

Feature rich mobile phone

Laptop/Desktop computers

Sample Free Demos for Customers

Sure, are you not totally confident of installing EaseUS to recover lost data? If you need faster and easy demonstration, EaseUS has the right option to guide you. Feel free to check free trials. Sample screenshots and previews /slide shows are on display on the official dashboard of the e-commerce site of EaseUS. So, it is a good option for anyone to have basic facts and tips how to install Ease US package on any device. This sample version is not costly as it is available free online.

Fast Solution for You to Prevent Files Loss

There are over hundred reasons of sudden data loss. However, the solution must not be found instantly. Many fake sites ensure the trouble free data management and file recovery; ultimately it is either costly or totally bogus. These sites need media exposure to stay online in Google. They need SERP rates. For this reason, these unknown or new companies give such promotional offers to increase the page viewing rates. Well, EaseUS is not new and it is totally dependable. It has proved its efficiency in recycling data from the archive quickly.

Check Feedbacks of Customers

EaseUS gets lot of positive feedbacks from different communities. Cross check online forum and see what customers make comments. The popularity of the EaseUS data recovering tool is surprisingly accelerating. Experts like to recommend this innovative software to experienced IT professionals to prevent the frequent data loss.

Verdict

After site comparisons, free demos, comprehensive evaluation and rounds of surveys, all are unanimous in giving their best ratings to EaseUS data recovery tool. It is one of the best tools to minimize the data loss. It is much developed multifunctional software for data/large pdf files restoration. Final verdict of customers is in favor of EaseUS which is now unbeaten in the market. In addition, to have more easy tips, kindly contact the online tech support team of Ease US for problems troubleshooting. Install EaseUS data saving and file restoration toolkit on your android device to manage official tasks brilliantly.

]]>http://techattitude.com/windows-tips-and-tricks/recover-file-device-free/feed/0Tips and tricks on how to design and print a flyerhttp://techattitude.com/tips-tricks-and-hacks/tips-and-tricks-on-how-to-design-and-print-a-flyer/
http://techattitude.com/tips-tricks-and-hacks/tips-and-tricks-on-how-to-design-and-print-a-flyer/#commentsFri, 07 Apr 2017 08:26:48 +0000http://techattitude.com/?p=23866A part of the process is creating flyers. The reason for using flyers is to pay the attention of the target audience to the occasion. A good design will win attention and evoke the...

]]>A part of the process is creating flyers. The reason for using flyers is to pay the attention of the target audience to the occasion. A good design will win attention and evoke the desire to visit the event.

It’s not so easy to create a catching design of a flyer. You should indicate the name of the occasion, the date, the time and the place. By the way the design should be well-prepared. The flyer should evoke a great interest and represent the style and manner of the future occasion. The general impression should be positive.

We will share some ideas that can be successfully used for promoting your future event.

A story. You can make a story and illustrate it with the help of pictures or photos. Make sure the story and the event have something in common. You can include some facts from the future event into the story. You can write it on your own or order it.

A map. You can draw a map on one side of the flyer with highlighting the place where the event will be held. You can organize a kind of a quest where the guests will get gifts for reaching the final destination point on time.

A puzzle. You can ask your future guests to do the puzzle and if they find the answer, they will get a bonus or anything like this. It shouldn’t be too difficult, so no one will be afraid of it.

The value of the flyer

If you want people to save the flyer and remember about you, you should offer something valuable besides the information about the event. For example, you can print funny parts of the human or animal faces for taking selfies. And don’t forget to add a hashtag to it. You can organize a competition among such selfies.

The quality of print

The main attention should be paid to the quality of the paper and the print itself. If you organize an event and you want as many people come to it, your flyer should look convincing. If the colors are too saturated or there’s some noise in the photos, you are likely to fail. You should always order test prints in advance to have time for the correction.

]]>http://techattitude.com/tips-tricks-and-hacks/tips-and-tricks-on-how-to-design-and-print-a-flyer/feed/1Sendpulse review – The AI powered email marketing toolhttp://techattitude.com/tools-and-softwares/sendpulse-review-ai-powered-email-marketing-tool/
http://techattitude.com/tools-and-softwares/sendpulse-review-ai-powered-email-marketing-tool/#commentsWed, 29 Mar 2017 07:27:50 +0000http://techattitude.com/?p=23845There is no dearth of email marketing software and tools but finding the right tool can be tricky. You may like a particular feature from a tool and hate one of its other features....

]]>There is no dearth of email marketing software and tools but finding the right tool can be tricky. You may like a particular feature from a tool and hate one of its other features. Plus, besides the features alone, one of the most important thing to consider while selecting your email marketing software is the delivery rate and open rates. Among the trusted names like mailchimp, getresopnse etc. a fairly recent entrant in the email marketing software space is Sendpulse. Sendpulse uses an AI platform that automatically maximize, email open rates, delivery rates as well as handles automatic segmentation and personalization of your list and the like.

You can get started with Sendpulse for free. Signing up for a free account will allow you to take a test drive of all the important features of this tool. After signing up, you can start with the primary things like creating a list, importing subscribers, creating a campaign and so on.

Importing to Sendpulse

You can easily import all your subscribers to Sendpulse from any other email marketing software. You can either upload a file or just paste the contact list into the importer tool and it will take care of the rest.

Creating and sending a campaign

Launching an email marketing campaign is pretty straightforward with Sendpulse. You can create a regular campaign, set up automated emails or launch an A/B test campaign with ease. If you are familiar with sending campaigns via mailchimp, sending a campaign via Sendpulse should be a walk in the park because it is even simpler to use than Mailchimp.

Push notifications and SMS

Besides email marketing campaigns, Sendpulse also supports sending push notifications and bulk SMS. The good news is that Push notifications are offered for free by Sendpulse, but the notifications contain their label. If you want to remove this from the notifications, you will need to upgrade your plan. If you want to send promotional content to your visitors, this feature can come in really handy. Once a visitor allows their browser to accept push notifications from your site, you will be able to send them such notifications from time to time via Sendpulse.

The free version of Sendpulse allows you to send 10 bulk sms to any numbers of your choosing. You can either schedule the SMSs or just send them immediately. No other email marketing software comes with inbuilt free push notification and bulk SMS service.

Sendpulse AI

Sendpulse uses machine learning to imporove delivery and open rates, automatically segment your subscribers and more. The AI will start working a few weeks after you start using sendpulse actively because it needs to assess user preference and behavior.

SMTP service

Sendpulse also offers an SMTP service which will allow you to use their system to send emails on behalf of your site. This will ensure better delivery rates esp for automated emails going out through your website.

Besides the above, Sendpulse also offers the largest free quota in its SMTP pricing plans. All in all, if you are looking for a one stop solution that offers a great email marketing, bulk SMSs as well as push notification solution, Sendpulse can be a great choice.

]]>http://techattitude.com/tools-and-softwares/sendpulse-review-ai-powered-email-marketing-tool/feed/1Build on a Budget — How to Start Your Own Ecommerce Store for Cheaphttp://techattitude.com/online-tools/build-on-a-budget-how-to-start-your-own-ecommerce-store-for-cheap/
http://techattitude.com/online-tools/build-on-a-budget-how-to-start-your-own-ecommerce-store-for-cheap/#respondWed, 22 Mar 2017 12:11:54 +0000http://techattitude.com/?p=23837Starting an ecommerce store with a huge war chest certainly makes doing business easier. However, you really don’t need deep pockets to go into business. All you need is a good idea, a solid...

]]>Starting an ecommerce store with a huge war chest certainly makes doing business easier. However, you really don’t need deep pockets to go into business. All you need is a good idea, a solid execution plan and the drive to enact them. In fact, one of the most attractive aspects of going into ecommerce is you can build on a budget. Here’s how to start your own ecommerce store for cheap.

Before you build a site, spend some time making sure your idea will fly. The first step to accomplishing this is to develop a business plan. While it sounds complicated, writing one can be quite simple and you’ll find plenty of guidance online to help you.

If you already know what you want to sell, look around to make sure you can be competitive selling it. If your idea is something new, spend some time shopping it around to see if people will buy it before you go to the trouble of setting up a site. In most cases, the product will tell you who its customer is. All you need to do is find a place where they gather and offer it. If you get lots of bites, you’ll know you have a winner. If you get no bites, spend some time tweaking it and test it again.

You’ll also need to figure out how to get your product at the lowest possible price to maximize your profit. Every successful merchant will tell you profit is made when you buy rather than when you sell. Drop shipping will save you upfront money. While it does cut into your margin, it also eliminates the need to keep stock on hand.

Once you’ve ensured your idea will fly, it’s time to research the best website builder for ecommerce for your concept. If you’re offering a product, at minimum, the platform should include a shopping cart, an option for collecting payment and a free trial period so you can test market your idea without spending a lot of cash. The best platforms also let you choose a domain name, provide hosting and offer nice themes around which you can design—at no charge.

To get your site set up, you’ll have to provide photography and descriptions. The manufacturers of some products have photos already and that’s great if you can get them. But you should always write original descriptions. If you go with canned descriptions, your site will have the same copy as a lot of other sites, which will hurt the way it indexes with search engines. If you’re a bad writer, run an ad on Craigslist, or search freelance writer forums to find someone suitable for your product or service.

While you’re setting up your site, you’ll also want to establish a social media presence. If yours is a highly visual product, go heavy on Instagram and Pinterest. If you need to help people learn how to use your product, create video tutorials and demos you can run on your site and post to You Tube. Facebook is good for all around marketing efforts because you can target key groups of people.

You can also make ad-swapping deals with other site owners and start a blog around your offerings—taking care to avoid coming across as someone who only cares about selling their product. Your blog should provide useful information, as opposed to talking up your business. You can also post your site in free online shopping directories and conduct email campaigns.

If you really want to run an online business, you can easily build on a budget and start your own ecommerce store for cheap. You just have to have the drive to make it go. The only thing stopping you is you.